Delete FXP Files Screenshot

Screenshot Of Example Info-Tooltip and Suspect item identification

Delete FXP Files^™: "undeletable" directories deleted!

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Delete FXP Files is an application that provides you with a GUI method of deleting directories and filenames (that usually result from a publically-available FTP server getting tagged (or "t@gged").  This usually results in various folders and/or files being created that contain reserved identifiers and confuse Windows Explorer, making it difficult to delete them.  Delete FXP Files is a must have for FTP servers that require anonymous upload access. 

FTP servers get tagged all the time!  For an idea of the scope of the problem, try Googling for "FTP (tagged OR t@gged) (ISO OR MPEG)" or "PUB-TAGGER FTP NERO1907" (a custom designed tool used for tagging sites written by Nero1907) and see how many hits you get.  Having your servers tagged means that someone is likely using/abusing your storage space and bandwidth.

The Delete FXP Files application correctly handles situations like these, allowing you to easily remove those directories and files.  It has been tested against various naming techniques, including those listed in the "The End Of Deleters" how-to manual, by [Piratez].  The techniques shown in the manual were no match for Delete FXP Files!

Files that have suspect names, such as ones that use reserved system device names, are drawn in Red.  Future versions of the application can be extended to recognize other filenames and mark them as Suspect, and will implement a whitelist.

This application is capable of crossing network shares and deleting files remotely (if you have the permissions to do so).  This allows the application to be used from a centralized "command console".

Key Benefits

•  Easily handles filenames that contain reserved identifiers and shell-confusing names like NUL, CON, CLOCK$,  prn.hsp.laserjet, etc.
•  Easily handles nested directories
•  Uses the shell file operations, so you can specify if files are to be placed into the Recycle Bin or really deleted
•  Uses the shell file information routines, so you get the correct file icons and type information
•  Automatically highlights suspect files and directories (more than 1540 known FXP groups' names and commonly-used tools are also checked for!)
•  Easy navigation of the filesystem
•  Can cross network shares
•  Recursive Scan functionality
•  Recursive deletion
•  directory stack for quick navigation
•  Tooltips show information on files/directories and interface controls
•  User-specified blacklist of words that should be used to flag a file or folder as Suspect
•  User-specified whitelist of words that should be used to prevent a file or folder from being flagged as Suspect
•  Can flag a file for "delete on reboot", to handle deletion of files that are in use
•  Integrates into the Windows Shell (via a shell extension), allowing for right-click access to the deletion power of Delete FXP Files
   
•  Improved Process Finder tells you which processes are using a specified file or directory/tree

Future Plans

•  Automatic periodic scanning of user-specified directories looking for suspicious files and/or directories

Notes

Launching the application with a command line parameter of /testbaddir will cause the creation (or at least the attempted creation) of some directories and subdirectories in the root of the "C" drive using reserved identifiers, so you can see how these kinds of directories are flagged as Suspect, and how they tend to be difficult to delete using normal means (try deleting them using Explorer and/or the Command Prompt).  The directories created are:

    "C:\ NUL"
    "C:\NUL.1 "
    "C:\NUL.1 <255> "
    "C:\NUL.1\<TAB>"
    "C:\NUL.1\  NUL"
    "C:\AUX"
    "C:\AUX\NUL"
    "C:\AUX\ T@GGed"
 

System Requirements

Delete FXP Files requires Windows NT4.0/2000/XP or higher.  IE 5.0 or greater should be installed as well.

Downloading

The installer (contained in a 905KB ZIP file) for Delete FXP Files can be downloaded here, or use this link if you cannot unpack the ZIP archive.

Updates/Information

Join the Delete FXP Files announce-only mailing list to be informed of updates to, or special information regarding, the Delete FXP Files product.  You do not have to be a registered user of the product to join this mailing list!

License Types (contact us directly regarding license upgrade pricing)

*This feature is currently in development; it is not yet implemented. 

The Enterprise Edition license includes a site license that allows for unlimited copies of the product to be used in a single physical campus.  If this is confusing, contact us before purchasing licenses to make sure that you will have the correct license structure.  Enterprise Edition versions of the product will be custom built for each customer, and will not require registration for each instance used (allow 5 business days for this).  Optionally, this version can be delivered on CD-R media (two copies) for an additional charge of $20 for US addresses, and $35 for UK and Canadian addresses.

License Restrictions

Licenses for Delete FXP Files are to be used on a single computer system only.  The licenses for Personal, and Professional editions are not floating licenses - they do not allow you to register the product on one system only to later uninstall it, install on a new system and register it again except for situations where you are restoring or upgrading a system.  This means that if you are an IT contractor, you are not allowed to purchase a registration key for Personal Edition, use it as a tool to clean client systems by registering and later unregistering the product on client systems.  You can help yourself and JRTwine Software by becoming a reseller/affiliate and getting your clients to purchase they own licenses.

However, purchasing a registration key for Server Edition entitles you to a Contractor's License where you are allowed to install, register, use and then uninstall the product in the course of performing services for a client.  However, this license does not allow two or more machines to have registered versions of the product installed at the same time.  Consider its use like a single copy of a book - two or more people can possess and read same the book, but not at the same time.

Other Notes

The Free Edition has the basic deletion capability, but is limited to 5 deletion operations per invocation/launch of the application.  You can shutdown and re-launch the application to get another 5 deletions.  The free edition is being phased out...

Before you purchase a license, make sure that the application is working correctly on your system!  Contact us first if you have any questions.

If you encounter a situation that Delete FXP Files cannot handle, please contact us!  Helping us improve the product will likely get you a free registration key, or a free upgrade to an existing registration!

Pricing (and what you get with a license)

License upgrades are available, contact us for more information.  Quantity discounts are also available on the order forms.  Also contact us if you need to increase the number of users for an existing license.  Do not go through RegSoft for license upgrades or increases.

License purchases include free "point edition" updates, which are updates that increment the minor version number, and lifetime email and forum-based support.

Note: The Free Edition of the product will eventually be phased out.